Muscular Dystrophy Association kicked off local “fill the boot” campaign benefiting research and clinical services at UF Health on Aug. 27 Launch event attendees. Local firefighters took to the streets Labor Day weekend during the Muscular Dystrophy Association “Fill the Boot” fundraising campaign. It marked the start of the…
Hyundai Hope On Wheels will host its fifth annual national September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month campaign. The nonprofit plans to award $9 million in pediatric cancer research grants during September. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-16th-annual-hyundai-hope-on-wheels-program-announces-goal-to-surpass-87-million-in-total-funding-for-pediatric-cancer-research-273545591.html…
Dairy Queen helps make miracles for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Check Presentation Through the generosity of two Dairy Queen franchise operators from South Florida, UF Health leaders accepted a $200,000 check from the company’s executives to benefit UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. The…
Lindsay Thompson, M.D. In an effort to spur interdisciplinary research across the University of Florida’s College of Medicine, Lindsay Thompson, M.S., M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, has been selected as the first assistant director of clinical research for the Institute for Child…
New UF Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Dr. Andrade receives an award, and more.
Walmart stores donate red wagons filled with necessity and diversionary items to UF Health Shands Children's Hospital patients.
Sam Marcus doesn’t want anyone to feel sorry for him. The 11-year-old Winter Park native has glycogen storage disease, a series of disorders that prevent him from releasing glycogen from his liver and muscles. His only means of energy, and survival, come from a heavily regimented flow of food.
Dr. David Weinstein, a Florida-based doctor was presented as first grade student Lily Temkin's hero.
